Tie holder and retainer set



June 16, 1936.

M. F. KROHMER TIE HOLDER AND RETAINER SET Filed July 3, 1954 ATTO RN EY Patented June 16, 1936 EJ N :i 'EE E STAT Metil a'fE'N' FFE 5 Claims.

rIhis invention relates to tie holders and its general object is to provide a tie holder and re,- tainer set, that is primarily designed to retain the inner and outer portions of a tied four-inhand tie connected with each other,v as well as with respect to the shirt front of the wearer, in a manner to bring about free and independent vertical movement of the portions, so that vthey assume natural positions in accordance with the movements of the wearer, with the result the appearance of the tie is correct and neat under all circumstances, without attention whatsoever.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie holder that can be clamped to the shirt front, without fear of casual removal or displacement and includes loop means to receive the inner portion of `a tie and which cooperates with 'loop means more clearly disclosed in my cof-.pendingapplication for retaining the inner andouter portions of the tie relatively associated, in bring-V ing about positive connection of the tie with respect to the shirt, yet provides free movement ofthe tie for the purpose s etforth.

A further object of the invention is to pro- Vide a tie holder and retainer set of the character set forth, that is completely hidden from view, does not crease or damage l theV tie, is easy to apply, simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efcientin use and service.

I'his invention kalso consists Ain certain other features of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parta'to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying.drawing.andspecically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating one form of my tie holder and retainer set in use.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken therethrough.

Figure 3 is a front view of the shirt receiving device of my set, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a view showing the same applied to a shirt.

Figure 5 is a front view of a modified form of shirt receiving device or clamp.

Figure 6 is a view showing the same applied to a shirt.

Figure 7 illlustrates a further modied form.

Figure 8 is a view of the form as shown in Figure 7, applied to a shirt.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will 7be noted thatl I have illustrated the complete ,tie holder and retainer set in Figures 1 and 2, and the set includes two separate Aand distinct de'- vices, one of which is adapted to be clamped to the shirt front of the wearer, while the other is secured to the tie, .but they `cooperate to retain the tie in proper position under all circumstances. The tie as shown is the usual four-in-'handtype and includes an inner portion A and an outer portion B, while the buttonhole strpof theshirt is indicated by the letter C.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to fl inclusive it will be noted that the shirt 4front re'- ceiving device includes a body that is preferably formed from a single strand of wire, .bent to provide a substantially diamond shape front portion Al having formed with one side thereof and'extending in parallelism therewith` 4a pair of clamping jaws 2 which cooperate with vthe front portion i Yto receive the shirt Afront or buttonhole strip 4to set upa clampingengagernent therewith, as will beapparentupon inspection yof Figure fl. The strand of wire .is bent at opposite sides .of the front portion to provide eyes 3 which have connected thereto the oppositeendsof a flexible element d which as shown is a chain, andthe iiexibleelement provides what maybe termed a loop for the passage of the inner portion A .of the tie therethrough, to `holdthis portion rela;- tivelyassociated with respect to the shirt front, but due tothe loop, itfwilly be ,apparent thatit is freely movable vertically but lateral movement is restricted. y. u

The device which .is Seuled to the ,tie ,1151 the form as shown, 'includes a' pair of pin'rne'inbers, each of which is provided with a penetrating arm 5 having a penetrating point, and formed on the arm 5 in a manner to provide a hook li is a short arm l that terminates in an eye 8. Secured to the eyes of the pin members is a exible element 9 that acts in the capacity as a loop, and the pin members are adapted to be secured to the inner side of the outer portion B of the tie as best shown in Figure 2, in a manner whereby the flexible element 9 which is in the form of a chain is adapted to hang reasonably loose to provide the loop for receiving the inner portion A of the tie, so that both the portions A and B are retained in overlapped relation at all times and against lateral movement but free vertical movement is present, so that the portions cannot buckle or fold, therefore they will be retained in correct and neat appearing posi- 2 tions under al1 circumstances regardless of the movements of the wearer.

In Figures 5 and 6 I have illustrated a modified form of shirt front receiving device that includes a front portion in the form of an elongated strip I0 that is relatively narrow and has arranged adjacent the ends thereof parallel disposed apertured ears I I which have secured therein the ends of a flexible element I2 in the form of a chain that acts in the same capacity as the flexible element 4 or in other words provides a loop for the inner portion A of the tie.

The strip I0 has one end bent rearwardly upon itself as at I3, and the end I3 has formed thereon or otherwise secured thereto a clamping jaw that includes curved arms I4 that are directed toward the strip IIJ to cooperate therewithlin setting up a clamping action with the usual buttonhole strip C of the shirt as shown in Figure 6, and the arms I4 are thence directed outwardly, but terminate in a curved jaw I5 for cooperation with the free end of the strip I0 in setting up a clamping action with the shirt beyond the buttonhole strip, with the result it will be seen that casual movement or displacement of the shirt receiving device is practically impossible.

In Figures 'l and 8 I have illustrated a further modified form of shirt front receiving device which is formed from a single strand of wire bent to provide a body that includes a front portion I6 that has cooperating therewith a clamping jaw I1, for securing this form of the device to the shirt front or buttonhole strip as clearly shown in Figure 8.

Formed with the front portion I6 is an arm I8 that has a free hooked end I9 adapted to be received within an indentation 2B arranged in one side of the front portion, as clearly shown in Figure rI, with the result the free end of the arm is detachably associated with the body, and cooperates therewith to provide what may be termed a loop to receive the inner portion A of the tie, as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 8.

Inall the forms of the shirt front or buttonhole strip receiving device, a loop is provided for receiving the inner portion of the tie, and the device which is secured to the outer portion of the tie includes-a loop, and these loops cooperate to hold the respective portions of the tie in the manner as previously described.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A tie holder and retainer set comprising looped means including means for securing the same to the shirt front of the wearer to receive the inner portion of a tie for free vertical movement through the loop thereof, looped means including means for securing the same to the outer portion of the tie to receive said inner portion for free vertical movement through the loop thereof for connecting the tie portions together.

2. A tie holder and retainer set comprising clamping means adapted to be secured to the shirt front of the wearer, looped means secured to the clamping means to receive the inner portion of a tie for free vertical movement through the loop thereof, looped means including means for securing the same to the under surface of the outer portion of the tie toI receive said inner portion for free vertical movement through the loop thereof for connecting the tie portions together.

3. A tie holder and retainer set comprising clamping means adapted to be secured to the shirt front of the wearer, looped means secured to the clamping means and extending forwardly therefrom to receive the inner portion of a tie for free vertical movement through the loop thereof, looped means including penetrating means for securing the same to the under surface of the outer portion of the tie to` receive said inner portion for free vertical movement through the loop thereof for connecting the tie portions together.

4. A tie holder and retainer set comprising clamping means adapted to be secured to the shirt front of the wearer, flexible means connected to the clamping means and providing a loop to receive the inner portion of a tie for free vertical movement therethrough, looped means adapted to be secured to the outer portion of the tie to receive said inner portion for free vertical passage through the loop thereof for connecting the tie portions together.

5. A tie holder and retainer set comprising clamping means formed from a single strand of wire, looped means connected to the clamping means to receive the inner portion of a tie for free vertical movement through the loop thereof, looped means adapted to be secured tothe outer portion of the tie to receive said inner portion for vertical movement through the loop thereof for connecting the tie portions together.

MARTIN F. KROHM'ER. 

